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BBC Proms: 2011: Prom 58

BBC Proms: 2011: Prom 58: Part 1: Mendelssohn's Elijah - Part 1

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Prom 58

Part 1 Part 1: Mendelssohn's Elijah - Part 1

2011

Mendelssohn's Elijah - Part 1

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Paul McCreesh leads the Gabrieli Consort and soloists in Part 1 of Mendelssohn's Elijah.

From the Royal Albert Hall, London. Paul McCreesh conducts the Gabrieli Consort and Players, guest choirs and leading soloists in Part 1 of Mendelssohn's choral masterpiece Elijah.

BBC PROMS 2011

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Presented by Penny Gore

Mendelssohn's oratorio on the Biblical story of the prophet Elijah has been a favourite with English audiences for over 150 years. Conductor Paul McCreesh breathes new life into it in this performance with period instruments, a raft of enthusiastic choirs and a starry line-up of soloists.

Mendelssohn wrote Elijah for the 1846 Birmingham Festival and clearly set out to write a work in the tradition of his revered Baroque predecessors, Bach and Handel. Opinions have differed as to whether he succeeded, with some people finding Elijah full of Victorian sentimentality. Given Paul McCreesh's track record in earlier music, this is the perfect opportunity to hear the work afresh, free of accrued conventions.

Mendelssohn: Elijah - Part 1

Rosemary Joshua (soprano)
Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano)
Robert Murray (tenor)
Simon Keenlyside (baritone)

Taplow Youth Choir
Ulster Youth Chamber Choir
Chetham's Chamber Choir
North East Youth Chorale
Wroclaw Philharmonic Choir 
Gabrieli Consort & Players
Paul McCreesh (conductor)

This Prom will be repeated on Tuesday 30 August at 2.30pm.

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Paul McCreesh conducts Mendelssohn's oratorio on the Biblical story of the prophet Elijah.

From the Royal Albert Hall, London, Paul McCreesh conducts Mendelssohn's oratorio on the Biblical story of the prophet Elijah, which has been a favourite with English audiences for over 150 years

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